I spoke to dad this morning. He told me sometimes we had to lie to get out of a real bad situation, so it's not a bad thing. Also, I am not getting paid if I don't go to work, therefore it's not like I'm ripping them off. Dad's pep talk really helped loosen my stress, and guilt. After we hung up, I found a local travel agent who could get my China visa for me without me actually visiting the official processor myself. I had to pay more, of course. I didn't mind. As long as everything gets done.
My productive morning continued. After dropping off my document with the agent, I went to see my dentist for a checkup. Luckily my dentist said my teeth were quite healthy. He also recommended deep cleansing next time, since my insurance covered it. I asked if teeth bleaching was covered, they said no. Oh well. I met up with Sylvia and her brother and his girlfriend in the evening. We had an OK meal at this Korean tofu house. They were running short on some of the dishes that we specifically came here for, like the green bean rice and steamed egg. They also didn't do that great of a job on the main dish: forgetting to make the soup spicy. We were disappointed.
We went back to her brother's place to watch a popular Taiwanese movie called Cape No. 7. It was a relaxed, romantic and moving dramady. I was very impressed with the art direction, music selections, cinematography, acting, and the well-developed characters. Although the story had a couple of plot-holes overall its compelling strengths made up for its shortcomings. I really liked it. I look forward to owning it when it comes out on DVD.
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